̘. ̈a.ɪˈlæbərɪt adj. & v. --adj. 1 carefully or minutely worked
out. 2
highly developed or complicated. --v.tr. 1 a
work out or
explain in
detail. b (absol.) go
into details (I
need not elaborate). 2
produce by
labour. 3 (of a
natural agency) produce (a
substance etc.)
from its elements or sources. øøelaborately adv. elaborateness n. elaboration n. elaborative adj. elaborator n. [L elaboratus
past part. of elaborare (as
E-, labor work)]